ANZAC Day 2025

Find out where you can commemorate ANZAC Day across Port Stephens on Friday 25 April 2025. In addition to the services below on 25 April, there is also a free ANZAC Memorial Exhibition at the Port Stephens Visitor Information Centre, which showcases fascinating war-time memorabilia and honours local heroes from WWII.On display from 14 April to 9 May.

Nelson Bay

  • Location: Apex Park Memorial, Nelson Bay
  • Dawn Service Starts at 5:30am – 6:30am at Apex Park.
  • March: Starts at Nelson Bay Bowling Club at 10:00am and proceeds North down Stockton Street ending at Apex Park at 10:15am.
  • Main Service: At Apex Park from 10:45am – 11:30am

Road Closure: Stockton Street, Nelson Bay 10:15am – 10:45am

Raymond Terrace

  • Location: ANZAC Park, Raymond Terrace
  • Dawn March: 5:50am – 5:55am along Jacaranda Avenue to ANZAC Park
  • Dawn Service: 5:55am to 6:30am in ANZAC Park
  • Main March:  10:30am – 10:50am March from Sturgeon Street to ANZAC Park
  • Main Service:  10:55am -11:45am at ANZAC Park

Road Closure: Jacaranda Avneue 5:30am – 6:30am, Sturgeon Street, William Street, Port Stephens Street, Jacaranda Ave,& Glenelg Street 10:15am-11:45am

Seaham

  • Location: “Knitting Circle” War Memorial, East Seaham
  • March: March from corner of East Seaham and Newline Road at 8:50am – 9:00am ending at the War Memorial.
  • Main Service:  from 9:00am-9:30am at the War Memorial

Road Closure: Newline Road 8:50am-9:45am

Medowie

  • Location: Medowie Social RSL Memorial, Medowie
  • March: 5:30am-6:00am March beings at Bull N Bush and proceeds down Ferodale Road to the Medowie Social
  • Main Service: 6:00am-6:45am at the Medowie Social RSL Memorial

Road Closure: Ferodale Road 5:45am – 6:15am

Tilligerry

  • Location: Tilligerry RSL Sports Club / Avenue of the Allies
  • Dawn Service: 5:45am Service at the Cenotaph at Tilligerry RSl Sports Club
  • March: March begins at the gates of the Avenue of the Allies at 9:15am – ending at the RSL War Memorial at 9:40am
  • Main Service: Main Service at the RSL War Memorial from 10:00am-11:00am.

Road Closure: Lemon Tree Passage Road, Tanilba Bay 9:25am-10:00am

Karuah

  • Location: War Memorial Park, Karuah
  • Dawn March: 5:50am – 6:00am March down Tarean Road to the War Memorial Park
  • Dawn Service: 6:00am-6:40am Dawn Service at Memorial Park.

Road Closure: Tarean Road 5:30am-6:40am

Wallalong

  • Location: Wallalong Cenotaph
  • Morning Tea: 9:30am